Hot Apple Red over Psycho Silver Ford Mustang has Powerful 351 Windsor Engine

Ford made the 1967 Mustang to stand above its competition more than 40 years ago. Ford designers wanted it to be more muscular and powerful than the Pontiac Firebird, Mercury Cougar and Plymouth Barracuda.

1967 Mustang with a 351 Windsor Engine Modified by GT Motorsports
1967 Mustang with a 351 Windsor Engine Modified by GT Motorsports

Modified K&N Sprint Car airbox is part of the GT Motorports Mustang
Modified K&N Sprint Car airbox is part of the GT Motorports Mustang
In 1967, the Mustang was designed to hold a big block engine. In 2010, Tom Cope of GT Motorsports designed his modified 1967 Mustang to hold a 351 Windsor engine.
1967 Mustang will be on display at the 2010 Grand National Roadster show
1967 Mustang will be on display at the 2010 Grand National Roadster show

Flaming River Rack and Pinion Set up steering column matches the Dupont Hot Hues hot apple red on the Mustang exterior
Flaming River Rack and Pinion Set up steering column matches the Dupont Hot Hues hot apple red on the Mustang exterior

The hot apple red over psycho silver is one of the first things you notice. The car seems to move with the sunlight as it hits the ten coats of Dupont Hot Hues. "The paint is incredible," said Cope. "I also had the black leather in the interior stitched in red to match."

Modifications on Cope’s 1967 Mustang include:

Engine Upgrades:
Ford Racing Victor Intake
A304 cylinder heads
Roller cam and rockers
Valve covers
Plug wires
Water pump and accessory pulleys
Holley 750CFM Ultra Street Avenger Carb
Modified K&N sprint car air box

Transmission:
Ford AOD with 3000 stall converter
B&M deep sump pan

Exhaust:
Ceramic coated Hedman hedders
Fully polished stainless steel Magna Flow exhaust system

Suspension:
Maier Racing Auto cross set up with adjustable rear swaybar
Panhard rod
RCD shocks

Steering:
Flaming River power rack and pinion set up

Brakes:
Ford Racing Special Edition 13" front and 11.65" rears
Custom brackets by GT Motorsports

Interior:
Upholstery: Got U Covered
Seats: Black leather with dove gray suede inserts, and red stitching
Interior panels: Door panels, doors, quarter panels, dash pad, center console, and trunk panels all have been wrapped in black leather
Audio kick panels: MP Products
Gauges: MP Products

Steering wheel/column:
Cobra wheel with blood wood stain finish, polished billet tilt Flaming River Column
Shifter:
Ford Racing Pedals
Noise and Heat Insulation: Hushmat
Seals, Gaskets, Restoration Parts: Scott Drake

Exterior:
Body Mods: Maier Racing Eleanor hood, '67 Shelby nose and taillight panel, fiberglass front fenders
Factory side scoops inverted and made functional. Front end molded together to make it one piece
Paint: Dupont Hot Hues, Hot Apple Red over Psycho Silver
Grill: Stainless steel mesh with inboard Shelby headlamps, built by GT Motorsports
Wheels: Foose Design (Monterrey)

Audio:
Head Unit: Eclipse / Arc Audio EQ
Ampliers: Arc Audio
Mids/Highs: Arc Audio
Subs: Arc Audio
Battery: Optima yellow top painted in body color

Cope has used K&N air and oil filters for thirty years. “I would not use anything else on the cars we build,” he said. “K&N is cost effective because the air filters are washable and reusable and provide excellent filtration and engine protection.”

The GT Motorsports 1967 Mustang was a feature vehicle at SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) in Las Vegas, Nevada last year. It will be on display at the Grand Nationals Roadster Show in 2010.

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